diff --git a/index b/index
index 081b5062..5c44521c 100755
--- a/index
+++ b/index
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ echo "SOLR HOST: ${SOLR_HOST}"
 echo "CORE: ${CORE}"
 
 if [[ "${DO_PURGE}" == "1" ]]; then
-  purge_and_exit
+  purge_and_exit ${CORE}
 fi
 
 if [[ "${SKIP_DELETE}" == "0" ]]; then